I'm still waiting on the yarn I ordered from Knit Picks. I'm hoping it comes soon. I really want to get started on this project before I get caught up with something else. I have a bunch of other projects I want to do, but I want to do this one first.

Hope no one minds me joining this KAL. I finally finished knitting my Orangina last night, so I'm ready for a new project.

The Karabella Vintage cotton looks gorgeous, but I'm planning to use chocolate-colored Hempathy (34% Hemp, 41% Cotton, 25% Modal) since I have the perfect amount in my stash. I haven't gauge swatched yet, but I think it should work out decently.

I have a stupid question: I've only skimmed the pattern so far, but all I see is "using larger needles..." Where are the smaller needles used?

I started mine this weekend but had to rip it out after realizing that my gauge was a bit too loose. So I've re-started with smaller needles and I seem to be right on track now. I'm really liking the Hempathy for this pattern. And so far it seems much kinder to my fingers than the Jaeger Sienna I just finished making Orangina with.

Is anyone else having trouble maneuvering the YOs followed directly by SSK?

I guess I usually pull a bit at the fabric to help get the needle into the slipped stitches of the SSK, but if I try to do this, my YO slips out of place. I've been trying to hold the YO in place with my finger while doing the SSK, but I'm just not dexterous enough to do it all at the same time comfortably. I somehow managed to lose one of my YOs and didn't realize until I was on the next row and had to go back...

It's looking like this will take a while. Hopefully I'll finish while it's still warm enough to wear.

Is anyone else having trouble maneuvering the YOs followed directly by SSK?

Are you knitting Continetal or English? I didn't have much trouble with it knitting Continetal once I figured out I had to hold down the YO with my right index finger while I did the SSK. But if you are knitting English, I can imagine it would be more difficult.

I've started knitting the part above the eyelets. I'm having to knit more rows to the armhole then suggested in the pattern because otherwise the eyelet row would sit on my bust rather then below it.